Atypical antipsychotics (Second generation)


Study Exclusion reasons Rmk Reference
Pinheiro, 2018 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: all pregnancies exposed to Quetiapine. All women had full term infants, and no adverse birth outcomes were reported.

Pinheiro Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2018;38(1):89–91

Shao (Clozapine versus other atypical antipsychotics), 2015 inadequate or absent control group Disagreement with authors who defined this study as a prospective, case-controlled study rather than a cohort.

Shao P PLoS One 2015;10:e0123373 10.1371/journal.pone.0123373

Hatters, 2016 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: no control group.

Hatters Friedman Int J Psychiatry Med 2016; 51:521-533 10.1177/0091217417696739

Grover, 2025 inadequate or absent control group Case series

Grover J Clin Psychopharmacol 2025; : 10.1097/JCP.0000000000002013

Damer, 2024 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: All pregnant women exposed to psychotropics (atypical antipsychotic drugs, SSRI, Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA), benzodiazepines, and different combinations) => No adequate control group.

Damer Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2024; 90:76-83 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.06.015

Kulkarni, 2014 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: Comparison with an extern comparator ('Expected rate in Australia').

Kulkarni PLoS ONE 2014; 9:e94788 10.1371/journal.pone.0094788

Galbally - Aripiprazole only, 2018 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: pregnancies included in the control group exposed to aripiprazole during pregnancy (they have ceassed during pregnancy but at an unknown time).

Galbally J Affect Disord 2018; 238:593-596 10.1016/j.jad.2018.06.004

Dev, 1995 case report or case series EXCLUDED: all pregnancies exposed to clozapine => No control group.

Dev Rev. Contcmp. Pharmacother. 1995; 6:197-208.

Paulzen, 2018 case report or case series EXCLUDED: all pregnancies exposed to Quetiapine, no control group.

Paulzen Schizophr. Res. 2018; 195:252-257 10.1016/j.schres.2017.09.043

Babu (Olanzapine versus other psychotropics), 2010 other reason EXCLUDED because continuous variable and because all groups were prenatally exposed to antipsychotics (olanzapine for exposed group and psychotropics for unexposed group, probably with atypical antipsychotics).

Babu GN J Clin Psychopharmacol 2010;30:331-2 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181db8734

Freeman, 2018 other reason EXCLUDED: Continuous variable. Study with the same protocol that Cohen 2016 and 2018 related to malformations (atypical antipsychotics and quetiapine respectively)

Freeman MP Psychosomatics 2018;59:125-134 10.1016/j.psym.2017.09.002

Kulkarni, 2008 other reason EXCLUDED: no findings related to the outcomes (presentation of the register and of the first 30 participants)

Kulkarni J Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2008;42:38-44 10.1080/00048670701732723

Cohen, 1995 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: exposure: lithium, antidepressant and/or carbamazepine.

Cohen Am J Psychiatry 1995; 152:1641-5 10.1176/ajp.152.11.1641

Boden, 2012 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: no sub-analyse of Atypical antispychotics. Treated bipolar disorder group included women treated with lithium, antipsychotics, carbamazepine, lamotrigine and valproate.

Boden R BMJ 2012;345:e7085 10.1136/bmj.e7085

Diav-Citrin, 2005 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: no analyse of Atypical antipsychotics (only butyrophenone neuroleptics haloperidol and penfluridol).

Diav-Citrin O J Clin Psychiatry 2005;66:317-22

Auerbach, 1992 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: no Atypical antipsychotic in utero exposure. Abstinence syndrome score. 2 control groups: 'Pregnant women diagnosed as having no mental illness' and 'Pregnant women with a psychiatric diagnosis but not treated pharmacologically during pregnancy'

Auerbach JG Neurotoxicol Teratol 1992;14:399-406

Steinberg, 2018 not relevant exposure 'We included 3 measures to assess the woman’s mental health history: (1) prior inpatient or outpatient psychiatric admission (all ICD-10 codes in chapter F, mental and behavioral disorders), (2) prior use of antipsychotic medications (ATC code N05A),'

Steinberg JAMA Psychiatry 2018; 75:828-834 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0849

Rosch, 2002 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: No data on Atypical antipsychotic. The DP women had higher drug dosages overall when groups were compared on antipsychotic dosage by chlorpromazine equivalencies (trend nearing statistical significance, t = 1.48, with df = 20, p = .08).

Rosch DS Int J Psychiatry Med 2002;32:295-303 10.2190/VRV7-7H3T-F5WF-A4B7

Stika, 1990 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: no Atypical antipsychotic in utero exposure. Neuroleptics consisted in chlorpromazine and chlorprothixene.

Stika L Pharm Weekbl Sci 1990;12:252-5

Tran, 2017 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: no atypical antipsychotic are a reactive intermediate (RI)-inducing drugs or a drug exhibiting folic acid antagonism (FAA).

Tran YH Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2017;26:265-273 10.1002/pds.4161

Lin, 2022 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: Second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) group included a First-generation antipsychotic (FGA) sulpiride (n=284 ; 17.3%) => Not adequate exposure (at more than 10%).

Lin Mayo Clin Proc 2022; 97:2086-2096 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.04.006

Galbally, 2020 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: Gestational diabetes not reported because not sure that exposure occurred before outcome.

Galbally Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2020; 60:63-69 10.1111/ajo.12986

Rieder, 1975 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: no analyse on atypical antipsychotic (typical medications were used). Primary analyses/ results related to illness (no correlation for phenotiazines).

Rieder RO Arch Gen Psychiatry 1975;32:200-11

Godet, 1991 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: studied neuroleptics (chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, haloperidol, flupenthixol, sulpiride, metoclopramide, metopimazine, phenothiazine, butyrophenone) did not included atypical antipsychotics.

Godet PF Encephale 1991;17:543-7

Calderon-Margalit, 2009 not relevant exposure EXCLUDED: Not related to atypical antipsychotics (study in relation with 'women who used SSRIs, selective norepinephrine receptor inhibitors (SNRI), or BZD').

Calderon-Margalit Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2009; 201:579.e1-8 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.061

Makikyro, 1998 not in pregnancy EXCLUDED: no exposure during pregnancy. Characteristics of pregnancy, delivery, childhood (etc.) of men and women treated for schizophrenia assessed as potential factors for the psychotropic treatment.

Makikyro Psychiatr Res. 1998 Mar-Apr;32(2):105-10

Gilad, 2011 not about fetal exposure EXCLUDED: comparison of children breastfed or not with Olanzapine, not according to exposure during pregnancy.

Gilad Breastfeed Med 2011; 6:55-8 10.1089/bfm.2010.0027

Wieck, 2010 not relevant outcome 'the clinic recommended to continue the same medication in 9 cases (28.1%), to stop medication treatment in 4 cases (12.5%), and to switch to different agents in 19 cases (59.4%).'

Wieck J Clin Psychiatry 2010; 71:806 10.4088/JCP.09l05596yel

Westin, 2018 not relevant outcome 'To study infant outcomes was beyond the scope of the present study.'

Westin Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 2018; 103:477-484 10.1002/cpt.770

Bilszta, 2010 not relevant outcome EXCLUDED: studied outcomes 'sleep⁄wake activity' and 'relapse events'. No data on maternal/fetal/neonatal safety.

Bilszta Bipolar Disord 2010; 12:568-78 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2010.00845.x

Platt, 1988 not relevant outcome EXCLUDED: continuous variables (mean weight, height).

Platt JE Neuropsychopharmacology 1988;1:205-12

Taylor, 2018 not relevant outcome EXCLUDED: study related to relapse in pregnancy. Medication (without details on the substances) studied as a potential predictor of relapse in pregnant women.

Taylor J Psychiatr Res 2018; 104:100-107 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.06.019

Hanley, 2018 not relevant outcome EXCLUDED: study related to Health services use during pregnancy or the one-year preconception among women with an indication of depression during their pregnancy, according to by income quintile.

Hanley Arch Womens Ment Health 2018; 21:765-775 10.1007/s00737-018-0866-6

Liu, 2022 data not abstractable EXCLUDED: Aberrant values obtained using conversion of continuous values to OR (due to unmet assumptions of continuous distribution) => additional analyses of the study (including breaking down by type of antidepressants) not available (author's reply).

Liu JAMA Intern Med 2022; 182:1035-1043 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3388

Cohen (Quetiapine only, all atypical antipsy in Cohen 2016), 2018 repeat population groups, duplicate reports (most recent study included) EXCLUDED: study related to Quetiapine only (period 2008-2017; n=155) whereas Cohen et al., 2016 related to all second-generation antipsychotics (period 2008-2014 ; n=214) .

Cohen LS Am J Psychiatry 2018;:appiajp201818010098 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18010098

Cohen, 2016 repeat population groups, duplicate reports (most recent study included) EXCLUDED: Overlapping: study updated by Viguera 2021. Study with the same protocol that Cohen 2018 related to Quetiapine, but the study period is not the same (2008 - 2017 for Quetiapine).

Cohen LS Am J Psychiatry 2016;173:263-70 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15040506

Malm (Control exposed to other treatments), 2018 repeat population groups, duplicate reports (most recent study included) Two studies created: one for each control group: pregnancy outcome in S-GA users was compared to the two comparison groups (exposed to first generation antipsychotics and unexposed control) using logistic regression models.

Malm H Reproductive Toxicology 2018;80:149–150

Freeman (Aripiprazole only, all atypical antipsy in Cohen 2016), 2021 repeat population groups, duplicate reports (most recent study included) Overlapping: This study (Aripiprazole; 2008 - 2020; n=163) has the same database (NPRAA), protocol and outcomes that Cohen 2016 (all atypical antipsychotics ; 2008 - 2014 ; n=214) but for only 1 substance => excluded of this meta-analysis.

Freeman Arch Womens Ment Health 2021; 24:659-667 10.1007/s00737-021-01115-6

Malm (Unexposed control), 2018 repeat population groups, duplicate reports (most recent study included) Two studies created: one for each control group: pregnancy outcome in S-GA users was compared to the two comparison groups (exposed to first generation antipsychotics and unexposed control) using logistic regression models.

Malm H Reproductive Toxicology 2018;80:149–150

Sutter-Dallay, 2010 repeat population groups, duplicate reports (most recent study included) EXCLUDED: these data (study period 2001-2007) were updated and published by Sutter-Dallay 2015 (study period 2001-2010).

Sutter-Dallay, A.-L. Annales Medico-Psychologiques 2010; 168:628-. 10.1016/j.amp.2010.07.007

Bellet, 2013 repeat population groups, duplicate reports (most recent study included) EXCLUDED: this abstract was fully published in a publication (Bellet 2015).

Bellet F Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology 2013;27(S1):43.

Shechtman, 2009 same data already obtained by other studies EXCLUDED: A part of these data were probably included in study Mc Kenna 2005, related to SGA (n=151 including 49 risperidone). But Shechtman including in Risperidone meta-analysis (rather than McKenna).

Shechtman S 20th Annual meeting of the European Network of Teratology Information Services, Florence; May 2009

Garayt, 2009 same data already obtained by other studies EXCLUDED: same study that Vial 2009.

Garayt C 20th Annual meeting of the European Network of Teratology Information Services, Florence; May 2009

Jerling, 1991 article unavailable EXCLUDED: article unavailable, also after intensive searches.

Jerling M Lakartidningen 1991;88:3355-7

Kenar, 2019 no specific data EXCLUDED: no detailed results on fetal/neonatal/maternal safety outcomes.

Kenar Eur. Neuropsychopharmacol. 2019; 29:S175-. 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.09.270

Wibroe, 2017 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: No sub-analyse of Atypical antipscychotics. Studied drugs related to the nervous system (ATC code ‘N’), except anesthetics and analgesics

Wibroe MA Acta Psychiatr Scand 2017;136:177-187 10.1111/acps.12754

Gissler, 2010 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: No sub-analyse on Atypical antipsychotics. The purchase of psychotropic drugs in the three months before pregnancy as a proxy measure of mental health status.

Gissler M BMC Public Health 2010;10:383 10.1186/1471-2458-10-383

Petersen, 2016 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: no sub-analyse of Atypical antispychotics. In total 495,953 pregnancies in 365,138 women were identified. In the 1–3 months before pregnancy 1051 women were prescribed antipsychotics, 78 lithium and 2046 anticonvulsant mood stabilisers.

Petersen I Schizophr Res 2016;176:349-356 10.1016/j.schres.2016.07.023

Petersen I Health Technol Assess 2016;20:1-176 10.3310/hta20230

Michielsen, 2014 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: The patients either had an active mental disorder, were taking medication to prevent a relapse, or had a history of postpartum depression or psychosis.

Michielsen LA Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2014;10:13-8 10.2147/NDT.S53430

Manakova, 2011 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: group of new psychotropic drugs included antidepressant as well as antipsychopic. The groups defined by the authors were the opposite: SSRI (exposed group) versus new psychotropic drugs (comparison group)

Manakova E Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2011;32 Suppl 1:53-6

Moller-Olsen, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class 'Pregnant women requiring treatment with mood stabilizers or antipsychotics in pregnancy'. 'Additional pregnancy complications included hyperemesis (n = 3), hypertension (n = 2), and vaginal bleeding (n = 2).'

Moller-Olsen Asia Pac Psychiatry 2018; 10:e12304 10.1111/appy.12304

Schrijver, 2023 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analysis of antipsychotics as a whole (including both typical and atypical antipsychotics), without distinction between typical and atypical antipsychotics.

Schrijver Acta Psychiatr Scand 2023; 147:43-53 10.1111/acps.13517

Johnson (Unexposed control), 2012 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: No specific analyse of atypical antipsychotics. The exposed group included First Generation antipsychotics (FGA) and SGA (Second Generation antipsychotics).

Johnson KC Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012;69:787-94 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.160

Johnson (Control exposed to other treatments), 2012 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: No specific analyse of atypical antipsychotics. The exposed group included First Generation antipsychotics (FGA) and SGA (Second Generation antipsychotics).

Johnson KC Arch Gen Psychiatry 2012;69:787-94 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.160

Frayne, 2017 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: No sub-analyse of Atypical antipscychotics. Studied class: Any psychotropic drug, Antipsychotic alone, Antidepressant alone, Combination.

Frayne J Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2017;57:526-532 10.1111/ajo.12621

Chan, 2024 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analysis of mood stabilizers as a whole (lithium, antipsychotics and mood-stabilizing anticonvulsants), without distinction between substances.

Chan Psychiatry Res 2024; 339:116050 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116050

Daud, 2015 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class Subgroup Antipsychotics as a whole (haloperidol, quetiapine, risperidone), without distinction between substances.

Daud Drug Saf 2015; 38:651-9 10.1007/s40264-015-0299-3

Morimoto, 2021 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: antipsychotics studied as a whole without distinction between typicals and atypicals.

Morimoto CNS Spectr 2021; 26:509-512 10.1017/S1092852920001522

Freeman, 2019 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: study related to the impact of obesity on pregnancy outcomes among women with psychiatric disorders, without distinction between treatment.

Freeman J Psychosom Res 2019; 123:109735 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109735

Galbally, 2019 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: maternal and neonatal outcomes reported for the whole sample of severe mental illness women, without distinction between treatment.

Galbally Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2019; 29:57-65 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.11.1103

Heller, 2017 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: 'other psychopharmacological drugs' (atypical and typical antipsychotics, BZD, lithium and valproate) studied as a whole, without distinction between treatments.

Heller BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2017; 17:166 10.1186/s12884-017-1334-4

Matevosyan, 2011 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class Crude odds ratios with 95% CI not containing unity are followed up by adjusting the OR for maternal age, parity, onset of schizophrenia, and length of antipsychotic treatment.

Matevosyan Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. 2011; 283:141-7 10.1007/s00404-010-1706-8

Kallen, 2012 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class Antipsychotic (ATC code N05A except dixyrazine and prochlorperazine and lithium): most frequent: Olanzapine (65), haloperidol (27).Antipsychotic studied as a whole without distinction between typicals and atypicals.

Kallen J Clin Psychopharmacol 2012; 32:608-14 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3182668568

Bulbul, 2014 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class Of the patients with Bipolar, 4 amisulpride, 3 olanzapine, 2 haloperidol, 1 risperidone and 3 clonazepam. Among the schizophrenia patients, one of them was given amisulpride. 2 of the patients with OCD were given fluoxetine and 1 citalopram.

Bulbul, F. Dusunen Adam 2014; 27:21-. 10.5350/DAJPN2014270103

Clements, 2015 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: antipsychotics as a whole, without distinction between typical and atypical.

Clements CC Mol Psychiatry 2015;20:727-34 10.1038/mp.2014.90

Momen, 2022 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: antipsychotics assessed as a whole or some ATC class (N05AA; N05AB; N05AF; N05AH or N05AX), none corresponding to a atypical antipsychotics.

Momen Neuropsychopharmacology 2022; 47:759-766 10.1038/s41386-021-01223-y

Kanemura, 2020 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis made for medications as a whole (anxiolytics (63), antipsychotics (62), sedatives (50), antidepressants (41), and anticonvulsants (24)), without distinction between subclass of treatments.

Kanemura Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020; 254:226-230 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.09.008

Wachman, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: For Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) outcome: Psychiatric medications considered as a whole without distinction between treatments. For Quetiapine: outcomes were continuous (number of days of hospital stay).

Wachman Drug Alcohol Depend 2018; 192:45-50 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.024

Koga, 2019 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: comparison between inpatient and outpatient groups rather than according to Antipsychotics (that include typical and atypical antipsychotics, as a whole).

Koga, E. Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019; 46:201-. 10.12891/ceog4396.2019

Solé, 2020 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analysis of antipsychotic drugs as a whole, without distinction between typical or atypical subclass.

Solé Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2020; 32:47-55 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.12.115

Cohen, 2015 Review articles, letter to editor, editorial, comments EXCLUDED: article on the methodology of the registry, without results.

Cohen J Clin Psychiatry 2015; 76:986-9 10.4088/JCP.14br09418

Kennedy, 2013 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: Data on pattern of exposure without data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes.

Kennedy Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2013; 53:544-52 10.1111/ajo.12129

Forrester, 2004 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: Data on pattern of exposure without data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes.

Forrester Vet Hum Toxicol 2004; 46:210-2

McKenna, 2004 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: Data on pattern of exposure without data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes.

McKenna Vet Hum Toxicol 2004; 46:44-6

Ladavac, 2007 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: no data related to fetal/maternal/neonate safety.

Ladavac AS Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2007;29(1):39-41.

Gendron, 2009 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: Data on pattern of exposure without data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes.

Gendron Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 2009; 65:523-31 10.1007/s00228-008-0611-6

Leong, 2017 pattern of exposure Study on pattern of exposure (no data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes).

Leong Can J Psychiatry 2017; 62:543-550 10.1177/0706743717711168

Epstein, 2013 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: Data on pattern of exposure without data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes.

Epstein Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2013; 22:794-801 10.1002/pds.3366

Toh, 2013 pattern of exposure Study on pattern of exposure (no data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes).

Toh Arch Womens Ment Health 2013; 16:149-57 10.1007/s00737-013-0330-6

Johnson, 2016 pattern of exposure 'The purpose of this project was to examine prescribing practices of antipsychotics on obstetrical floors at our institution. We examined the prevalence, patterns, and appropriateness of prescribing during pregnancy.'

Johnson Arch Womens Ment Health 2016; 19:705-7 10.1007/s00737-016-0642-4

Hanley, 2014 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: Data on pattern of exposure without data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes.

Hanley BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014; 14:242 10.1186/1471-2393-14-242

Damkier, 2018 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: Data on pattern of exposure without data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes.

Damkier Br J Clin Pharmacol 2018; 84:2651-2662 10.1111/bcp.13732

Park, 2017 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: study on pattern of exposure (no data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes).

Park Psychiatr Serv 2017; 68:1112-1119 10.1176/appi.ps.201600408

Illoh, 2018 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: study on pattern of exposure (no data on maternal/fetal/neonatal outcomes).

Illoh Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2018; 27:604-611 10.1002/pds.4409

Michel,, 2023 less than 10 exposed pregnancy Only 3 pregnancy exposed to CQuetiapine. Due to limitations to the sample size, subgroup analyses were performed for PPIs, SSRIs, and dimenhydrinate only.

Michel, H. Front. Pharmacol. 2023; 14:652-. 10.3389/fphar.2023.1193317